The Best YOSHI Scissors

The YOSHI range

YOSHI is a Japanese professional hair scissor brand available through Scissor City, a New Zealand-based specialty retailer. The range includes Cobalt VG10 and 16-layer Damascus models. The Damascus ($625) is the premium catalogued option.

Scissor City distributes YOSHI alongside other Japanese brands for the New Zealand and Australian market. The Dragon Art is a decorative-finish cutting model in the wider YOSHI catalogue.

Three YOSHI picks made in Japan

1. YOSHI Damascus Hairdressing Scissors (guide price around $625). ATS-314 Hitachi steel as the final cutting layer. ATS-314 is a high-chromium, high-carbon stainless steel from Hitachi Metals, widely used in Japanese hairdressing scissors for its edge retention and corrosion resistance.

2. YOSHI Cobalt VG10 Professional Cutting Scissors. Cobalt VG10 is a high-carbon tool steel commonly used in Japanese cutlery and hairdressing scissors, known for edge retention at full convex grind.

3. YOSHI RF-70 Crane Handle Cutting Scissors. YOSHI with a crane handle and convex edge. The 7-inch blade length covers more hair per cut stroke, making it suited to bulk blunt cutting, one-length work, and high-volume cutting.

How we chose

The Damascus ($625) is a 6.0-inch cutting shear with 16-layer Damascus pattern steel. The Cobalt VG10 is the Cobalt-VG10 steel cutting model at 6.5 inches. The RF-70 and SS-55 round out the cutting range. Scissor City distributes YOSHI alongside other Japanese brands for the New Zealand and Australian market. The Dragon Art is a decorative-finish cutting model in the wider YOSHI catalogue. Guide prices are at time of writing; confirm current figures and availability directly with the brand or its authorised retailers. Sets and left-handed models where listed separately are not included here.